Wenger eying Davies after Senderos injury blow

Arsene Wenger has expressed his admiration for West Brom defender Curtis Davies as he considers signing a replacement for the injured Philippe Senderos.

But the Arsenal boss has ruled out a move for Argentina striker Javier Saviola
by declaring he already has enough forwards - while stricken Juventus are also
out of bounds.

The Gunners' preparations for the new season have been hit by confirmation
that Senderos will be sidelined for three months with the injury he suffered on
World Cup duty.

Swiss international Senderos dislocated his shoulder against South Korea and
will miss the opening eight weeks of the campaign, including Arsenal's Champions
League qualifier and the September 17 showdown with Manchester United.

With Sol Campbell having departed recently, the 21-year-old's absence has left
Wenger short on options in defence and the Frenchman might be forced into the
transfer market to find a replacement.

Arsenal have been heavily linked with a move for Davies and Wenger admits the
England Under-21 centre back interests him, although not at the quoted asking
price of £12million.

'We have lost Senderos for the next three months. Johan Djourou and Gael
Clichy have had injuries as well,' he told the club's official website.

'If we find a player who can play centre back and left back then we are still
open for transfers.

'Curtis Davies I like. I have not made an inquiry or a bid but I like the
player. I will not be making a bid as high as £10million or £12million.'

Wenger may be looking to bolster his defence but he is not in the market for
another striker.

Saviola's agent Alfredo Cabrera Brizuela claimed the 24-year-old Barcelona
marksman was in talks with Arsenal over a £4million switch to the Emirates
Stadium.

But Wenger is happy with his array of attacking talent.

'We are not interested in Saviola at all. We have enough forward players,'
he said.

'Where do I put all these strikers? I have no interest at all in another
one.' Once again Wenger has ruled out the possibility of radical surgery to
his squad during the transfer window as he continues to pin his hopes on the
club's youngsters.

'We will sign one player or two maximum, but no more,' he said.

Arsenal will not be among the clubs circling over Juventus as the fallen
Italian champions plan for life outside Serie A.

Juve have been punished for their role in the Italian match-fixing scandal
with demotion to Serie B where they face a 30-point deduction and a player
exodus is certain.

But Wenger insists Arsenal will not be joining the stampede for Juve players
as their wages are too high and dismissed loan moves as a viable option.

'It is disturbing the market because you have a flow of players coming out,'
he said.

'But don't forget that the players of Juventus are very well paid and not
many clubs in the world can not afford to pay these kinds of wages.

'We can not afford to do it. That is why we are not very much disturbed by
the Juventus case. It is very unlikely because the wages are too high for us.

'Juventus got punished to [go down to] Serie B plus 30 points. They have a
team who are above 30 so I can not see why they would give players out on loan.

'Even if they make it back in two years those players could be finished.'
Arsenal's World Cup players are scheduled to return to training this week but
Freddie Ljungberg is struggling with injury.

'Freddie has had an inflammation in his foot. We have to check it with a
scan. We will see,' said Wenger.

Meanwhile, Arsenal's new Emirates Stadium has reached `practical completion'
and will be ready to host Dennis Bergkamp's testimonial on Saturday.